Author Archives: sherzog10

I’ve been craving lasagne, and basically every comfort food under the sun, during the COVID-19 pandemic. My brother made a lasagne for Super Bowl Sunday and I have been fantasizing about it since then. Yes, I have been thinking about lasagne for 2 months. Don’t judge me.  My mom makes an incredible meat lasagne that hasContinue reading “lazy lasagna”

I can recall only two dishes my dad made for us when we were growing up. One was peanut butter & jelly sandwiches… or peanut butter & jelly graham crackers, peanut butter & jelly rice cakes, you get the idea. I’ve inherited his love – nay, obsession – with all things peanut butter, which manifests asContinue reading “buckwheat pancakes”

My grandmother Perle taught me many important life lessons, but most of all, she taught me how to cook. My earliest memories with Grandma are watching her move around in a confident flurry, whipping up dishes for us to devour. She showed me how to use a gentle hand when making matzah balls so theyContinue reading “grandma chicken”